South Jordan police officer salary, 2026
South Jordan is a city in Salt Lake County. 57 people worked as police officers for South Jordan in fiscal year 2026. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $93,852, overtime included.
What is the average police officer salary at South Jordan?
Full-year police officers1
47 of 57
our best estimate from Utah's file: how reliable are the Utah figures?
Based on the 47 of 57 police officers who worked the full year.
- Median total pay
- $95,103
- the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- In total pay
- Utah's file doesn't list it separately
- Highest-paid title
- $108,920
- Master Police Officer, average total pay
- Average pay rank
- 31st
- of 61 Utah employers
What does each police officer title at South Jordan pay?
Each row is one title, from trainee to supervisor. The dot marks the average total pay of full-year staff in that title, where at least 5 people stand behind it.1 Utah's pay file has no official pay ranges, so none are shown.
- Police Officer$74,809
- Master Police Officer$108,920
- Senior Police Officer$92,678
average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Police sergeant pay at South Jordan
Ranks above officer, kept out of the officer figures on this page. Each rank's name leads to its statewide overview. Pay: average total pay of full-year staff, overtime included.1
| Rank | People | Average total pay |
|---|---|---|
| Officers | 57 | $93,852 |
| Sergeants | 13 | $126,743 |
Full-year sergeants averaged $126,743, $32,891 more than officers.
Does South Jordan pay police officers more than other employers in Salt Lake County?
Average total pay of full-year police officers: South Jordan next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- South Jordan$93,852
- All employers in Salt Lake County$104,497
- All employers in Utah$98,209
Full-year police officers at South Jordan earned $10,645 less than the Salt Lake County average and $4,357 less than the Utah average.
Where does South Jordan rank among Utah employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year police officers, by average total pay.1
All 61 Utah employers
South Jordan ranks 31st of 61, level with the middle employer.
Middle employer: $93,852
The 13 employers in Salt Lake County
South Jordan ranks 13th of 13, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $100,711
Each bar counts the employers whose average total pay falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the middle employer.
Questions about police officer pay at South Jordan
What is the average police officer salary at South Jordan?
Police officers at South Jordan who worked the full year earned an average of $93,852 in fiscal year 2026, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $95,103: half earned more, half less.
How much does a police sergeant make at South Jordan?
Full-year sergeants at South Jordan averaged $126,743 in total pay in fiscal year 2026, overtime included.
More salaries in Salt Lake County
Sources for the South Jordan figures
Every person who held a police officer position at South Jordan at any point in fiscal year 2026 counts toward the headcount. Pay figures use only people who worked for the same employer the year before, were paid at least 90% as much as in that year, earned at least 90% of that pay in the job's titles, and were paid at least $15,080, a full year at Utah's minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.2 Utah's file has no hours or start dates, so this is the closest sign of a full year. Total pay is the wages the employer reported, before tax. Utah's file has one wage figure per person with overtime inside it, so pay here is total pay and overtime can't be shown on its own. Averages lead; the median total pay is the middle person's, with half above and half below, and is less pulled by a few people with very high pay. Every figure covers at least 5 people.
- Transparent Utah, Office of the Utah State Auditor: title, wages and benefits of every employee of every Utah city, town, county and local district, as each reports them for its fiscal year.
- Utah Code, Section 34-40-103, Minimum wage: Utah's minimum wage, the federal rate of $7.25 an hour.